Category Archives: Seasonal

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

December 23, 2013

Christmas Table Decoration, deer and tree in cloche glass dome, candy cane candle arrangement, birch stars, pine cones.

Christmas in our apartment…So far!

I love the kitsch nostalgic styling that has been everywhere this year, it fills me with the kind of childlike joy only fitting to this time of year. In homage to all the amazing d.i.y snowglobes with deer I have seen on blogs and pinterest over the last few weeks I have sourced my own lazy girls interpretation of the trend, and am totally in love with my deer and tree under glass cloche display. I am also really pleased with this candy cane candle holder which was an idea taken from the Ocado magazine substituting their multicoloured canes for classic red and white which I think looks so fresh and spritely.Read More

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Classic Stories for Christmas: A List

December 21, 2013

Classic Novels and Stories for Christmas - Mitford, Capote, Christie, Maugham, Fitzgerald, M.R James, Wilkie Collins, Susan Hill

 

I have a bit of a tradition reading classic Christmas stories over the holiday break and huddling around a traditional ghost story in the run up to Christmas and new year. Here are a list of festive stories that I recommend.Read More

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Christmas Confectionery

December 18, 2013

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One of the best things about this time of year is the excuse it gives to make confectionary. There’s  almost nothing more calming during this hectic time than standing and stirring a spoon for 15 minutes waiting for the sugar thermometer to hit the soft ball stage. I have two staples which I’ve made for the last few years. One is super easy and the other is super yummy and I thought I’d share them Read More

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Christmas Candy Cane Stripes

December 17, 2013

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I love the combination of red and white, just as with yellow, red is a colour that looks so fresh against white, its almost alive its so vivid. And so I have become a little obsessed this Christmas with peppermint candy canes and anything candy striped. I love this candy cane candle holder arrangement, its an idea that I nicked from the Ocado Christmas magazine, there is something so carnivalesque and circus about candy stripes, so cheerful and so fun.Read More

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The Edit

December 12, 2013

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My favourite things at the moment: Thornback & Peel festive tea towels, Jacques Etagere bookcases, Ikea hacks, Christmas songs, Liberty of London, Sophie Allport textiles.Read More

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